Photo by Lauren Mabbett Photography (L-R Jordi Carter, Elsa Monteith, Erin James)

brighton & Hove’s first next gen breakfast show

In February 2021, Platform B launched Brighton & Hove’s FIRST EVER youth-led breakfast show - The Rising. Backed by Youth Music’s Incubator Fund, the show has entertained, inspired and empowered young people living through this extraordinary time through interviews, live music sessions and more. We are so proud to have been joined by so many amazing guests, shared local and international stories, played the best new music and connected with so many listeners. As the world gets ready to reopen, The Rising is now on hiatus but we are planning on bringing you some special pop-up broadcasts later this year, so please keep an eye on the Platform B socials. Don’t forget that you can listen back to all previous editions of The Rising on our Mixcloud - including interviews with Lava La Rue, Squid, Priya Ragu, Iyamah, Alfie Oridinary & more! Check out some our highlights beneath the Meet The Team section below.

✨ RISE UP WITH THE RISING - uplifting and empowering the voices of our city ✨

meet the team

ERIN - THE RISING ANNOUNCEMENT GRAPHIC (1).png — Erin James - Presenter

Pronouns: She/ her
Instagram: **@erinjamess__**
Erin James is a published photographer, photojournalist, writer, radio host, DJ, curator and founder of Tough Cookie Mag. She looks to inspire others to speak out on difficult and stigmatized subjects through the medium of art, focusing her work on socially engaged topics and social justice issues whilst championing and uplifting marginalised voices.

JORDI - THE RISING ANNOUNCEMENT GRAPHIC (1).png — Jordi Carter - Presenter

Pronouns: He/ him
Instagram: **@jordimcarter**
Jordi Carter is a model, actor, and creative from South London. He is currently a Drama and Film Student at the University of Sussex, where he also works as the Creative Director of BAME Sussex. With interests and passions ranging from acting to music through to fashion, he seeks to pave a unique path for his career in the arts industry and help change the game for other aspiring young creatives.

ELSA - THE RISING ANNOUNCEMENT GRAPHIC_COLOUR.png — Elsa Monteith - Presenter

Pronouns: She/ her
Instagram: **@budget_frozen**

Elsa is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and writer working somewhere in-between print and audio. Having published her debut magazine META META in 2019, Elsa works with conceptual public art, radio, and words to help advance change in the industry. With a vested interest in representation, accessibility, and intersectionality, Elsa is drawn to the shared spaces that help facilitate collaboration and progress

EVA - THE RISING ANNOUNCEMENT GRAPHIC (2).png — Eva Lunny - Producer

Pronouns: She/ her
Instagram: **@evalunny**
Eva Lunny is a harpist and DJ from Brighton with a love for new, alternative music. Her radio show 'Another Side' has been showcasing new releases in post-punk, indie, alternative and psychedelic music since 2018. Eva loves spinning tracks from unsigned artists and bands from all over the world and creates experimental music of her own, manipulating and layering the sound of the harp through unconventional production techniques. Eva was also a reporter for The NCS Youth Rising Podcast in 2019, leading interviews focused on social justice.

BOBBY - THE RISING ANNOUNCEMENT GRAPHIC (1) copy.png — Bobby Brown - Senior Producer

Pronouns: He/ him
Instagram: **@btsbobby**
Bobby Brown is an experienced creative working within artist development and management, creative direction, branding, digital marketing, label services and events. Since 2018 Bobby has focused his attention back to Brighton, managing singer/songwriter Karl Benjamin, local rap & production duo Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn, and working extensively with local communities and organisations.

B&W Photography by Tim Slack (insta @therealtimslack)

LISTEN AGAIN

You can listen back to all past episodes of The Rising HERE.

Here are some of our HIGHLIGHTS:

22nd February 2021 - Ft. Class Divide

19th February 2021 - Ft. Ione Gamble, Editor in Chief of Polyester Zine

23rd February 2021 - Ft. The Nova Twins

8th March 2021 - International Womxn’s Day Special Ft. IYAMAH & AFLO. The Poet

9th March 2021 - Ft. Alfie Ordinary

26th March 2021 - Ft. Lava La Rue

2nd April 2021 - Ft. SQUID

5th May 2021 - Ft. Priya Ragu

Youth Music’s Incubator Fund

This project is supported by Youth Music’s Incubator Fund, thanks to funding from players of People’s’ Postcode Lottery.

Youth Music is the UK’s largest young people’s music charity, wanting to equalise access to music: they focus on people who miss out because of who they are, where they live, or what they’re going through.

The Incubator Fund will enable music industry organisations to support people aged 18-25 to develop their careers and earn money through working in music. The focus of the fund is on the mutual benefit gained from bringing fresh thinking, creative and entrepreneurial new talent into a workplace or network. It will give 18-25 year olds the opportunity to deliver their own projects and receive support from music organisations through training, mentoring and networking.